Description
Correspondence (including letters from George Davidson, Benjamin I. Wheeler and Charles W. Woodworth); MSS of his writings
and lectures; lecture notes and course material; and clippings. relating to his study of China and the Chinese and to his
career as professor of oriental languages and literature, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
John Fryer was born in England in 1839. In 1860 he was graduated from St. James' School at Bristol. The following year he
received his teachers certificate from Highbury College in London and was appointed principal of St. Paul's College at Hong
Kong. From 1863 to 1865 he was professor of English at Tung-Wen College in Peking. He then became head of the new Anglo -Chinese
School at Shanghai. During the period he also edited the first Chinese newspaper published in Shanghai.
Extent
8 linear feet
Number of containers: 1 box, 6 cartons
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research. RESTRICTED Letterpress copies in Box 1; use microfilm or published transcripts. UNARRANGED
and UNAVAILABLE, Cartons 4-6.